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Weapon Wednesday: Swords from the Philippines

Weapon Wednesday: Swords from the Philippines

The Philippines are a group of over 7,000 mountainous islands, mostly of volcanic origin, in Southeast Asia. They may be divided into three geographic areas: in the north is Luzon, mostly one large island and the location of the capital and most populous cities of the Republic, together known as

Troy, Magnus, and the ROM: The Road to Independence

Did you know that an estimated 1 in 68 children are on the autism spectrum? Individuals with autism experience the world differently, and bustling cultural attractions like the ROM can be overwhelming for some of them. We want to improve that experience, and provide the tools necessary to help

Collaboration, Family and Photography: The Process of Creating an Installation for The Family Camera Exhibition

Written By Maya Wilson-Sanchez Since September 2016, OCAD University, The Royal Ontario Museum and The Family Camera Network have been collaborating to create an interactive project for The Family Camera exhibition opening May 6, 2017. This opportunity is offered through OCAD U’s Digital Futures

CANADA 150- Manitoba- The Manitoba Glass Company (and narrative gaps)

CANADA 150- Manitoba- The Manitoba Glass Company (and narrative gaps)

I am researching and writing about the Canadian Decorative Arts Collection at the Royal Ontario Museum, so it is easy to assume there would be some level of representation of the entire country in the collection. However, by representativeness, the collection is bounded by the early donations and

Chocolate – The Food of the Gods

Following up on our last blog – not all chocolate is the bitter kind born of child labour and greedy corporations. ChocoSol Traders is a small, ecological and inter-community initiative between farmers in Chiapas, Mexico, sustainable technologists based out of Oaxaca City, Mexico and horizontal

From the Field: Searching for Early Life in Churchill, MB

July 20 Well, our first full day in the Churchill area doesn’t quite pan out the way we had planned… from splendid weather on the evening of arrival, we shift to a morning of heavy overcast, followed by steady rain driven by gusty easterly winds. No opportunity for field familiarization with

Amarna Artifacts in the ROM’s Ancient Egypt Collection

Amarna Artifacts in the ROM’s Ancient Egypt Collection

By Laura Ranieri If you go up to the Museum’s third floor and make your way into the Ancient Egypt displays, you will quickly find yourself amid an impressive collection of objects dating from the Old Kingdom through to Ptolemaic times. This is just a representative sampling of the more than

Triceratops Dig Week 2: June 20- June 27

Triceratops Dig Week 2: June 20- June 27

@ROMPalaeo Triceratops Dig Week 2: June 20-June 27 After getting the site dried out, and the mapping grid set up over our quarrying area, we settled down and started to dig. The weather improved significantly for the rest of our time in South Dakota, so we had ten straight days of uncovering fossil

The Evans Connection Part 2: The Minoans Created

I continue the story which I began in my previous post – Part1: The Minoans Discovered – to show how the British archeologist, Sir Arthur Evans, made his own particular interpretation of the ancient Minoan civilization so popular, and what consequences this popularity was to have. Read More 

ROM Research Colloquium: BLOG-A-THON (Day 1)

ROM Research Colloquium: BLOG-A-THON (Day 1)

Five researchers, five questions, five days. Follow five of the ROM’s researchers and learn about what fascinates them, what questions are irking them and how their research helps us figure out the world. This year the ROM Research Colloquium will go into its 36th year. 36 years of ROM